Vancouver Canucks: The Time to Trade Roberto Luongo Is Now
March 15th, 2013 by Riley Kufta Leave a reply »It's now coming up on 11 months since the Vancouver Canucks' goalie controversy really heated up after Cory Schneider overtook Roberto Luongo in the playoffs. The summer followed with the re-signing of Schneider to a three-year, $12 million deal and a flurry of trade rumors surrounding Luongo.
But here we are in mid March of the following year, and the Canucks still have both goalies on the roster.
At the start of this shortened season, the two-goalie system seemed to work for the Canucks, but the regime has fizzled as the team's overall performance has become worrisome.
The Canucks are now at a point where the return for Luongo is high, and trading him is necessary for the success of the team, which now sits just three points ahead of the ninth seeded Detroit Red Wings and two points ahead of the division rival Minnesota Wild.
Although the Canucks were victorious over the hot Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday and were dominant against the Nashville Predators tonight, their performance of late has been awful with just five wins in the past 14 games.
The return from trading Luongo would sure ...
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